SAH

School of Arts & Humanities

Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.)

Majors for the Doctor of Musical Arts degree are offered in performance, historical performance practices, or composition. A minimum of 72 units of course work beyond the bachelor's degree is required. All core requirements, including MUS 301a,b, MUS 302, MUS 303, and MUS 311a must be met. In addition to the courses required for the master of arts in composition or performance, the following courses are required for doctoral degrees in:

Performance or Composition

MUS 401-406 Era Courses (choose two) 8 units

Major Area of Concentration (performance or composition) 16 units, plus at least 4 units, earned within the first 36 taken, of Fortepiano, Baroque Violin, Viola da Gamba, or Baroque Flute (as appropriate), applicable to any student whose degree concentration is the modern counterpart of one of those instruments. Students must register for 4 units of instrumental/vocal instruction during each semester of enrollment until the degree requirement has been met. Once the requirement has been fulfilled, students must register for at least 2 units of instruction per semester of enrollment until the recital requirement has been met

Music Electives (variable, as needed)

Interdisciplinary Courses 8 units

Recitals (4) or Substantial Composition

DMA Paper

Transdisciplinary course requirement. For more information, please see the T-course page

Historical Performance Practices (including Keyboard Studies)

MUS 401-406 Era Courses (choose two) 8 units

Major Area of Concentration (instrument or voice) 16 units, plus at least 4 units, earned within the first 36 taken, of Fortepiano, Baroque Violin, Viola da Gamba, or Baroque Flute (as appropriate), applicable to any student whose degree concentration is the modern counterpart of one of those instruments. The Keyboard Studies program requires 8 units of instruction on each of the two chosen instruments (piano/fortepiano/harpsichord/organ). Students must register for 4 units of instrumental/vocal instruction during each semester of enrollment until the degree requirement has been met (students in the Keyboard Studies program may, at their option, register for 2 units of instruction on each of the two chosen instruments until the requirement is met). Once the requirement has been fulfilled, students must register for at least 2 units of instruction per semester of enrollment until the recital requirement has been met

Transdisciplinary course requirement. For more information, please see the T-course page

Transfer Units

Doctoral degree students may request the transfer of a maximum of 24 units of appropriate course work, completed with a grade of B or better at other accredited graduate institutions. Up to thirty units of credit for master's degrees in music received from Claremont Graduate University may be applied toward doctoral degrees. Transfer units to be applied toward a degree should be requested within two weeks of the beginning of the semester in which a student enters a graduate program.

Obtaining a Master's Degree Along the Way to a Doctorate

Music students entering doctoral programs without a master's degree already in hand may qualify to receive one while working towards the doctorate:see Master's Degree Along the Way to a Doctorate for details , including the procedure for requesting such a degree. In addition to the requirements stated on that page, Music students who wish to receive a master's 'along the way' must have completed at least 48 units at CGU that are both applicable to the doctoral degree they are earning and that include the core course requirements for the master's degree they wish to receive. Such Music students also must satisfactorily complete all recital (or, if appropriate, composition) and language-tool requirements for the specific master's degree they seek.

Other Requirements

It is the responsibility of the student to meet all the degree requirements outlined in the official CGU Bulletin and other pertinent documents governing specific degree programs. A student requesting an exception to a degree requirement must submit a petition to the registrar well in advance of the deadline for the requirement. All such petitions must have the endorsement of the student's graduate faculty.